Difference between revisions of "Calcarenite"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A [ | + | A [[limestone]] composed of an agglomeration of [[calcareous]] [[shell]] fragments and [[quartz]] [[sand]] bound with a [[lime]] cement. Calcarenite is formed by the percolation of water through a mixture of shell fragments and sand. An example of a calcarenite formation is Pietra di Bismantova in central Italy. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 9 January 2014
Description
A Limestone composed of an agglomeration of Calcareous Shell fragments and Quartz Sand bound with a Lime cement. Calcarenite is formed by the percolation of water through a mixture of shell fragments and sand. An example of a calcarenite formation is Pietra di Bismantova in central Italy.
Synonyms and Related Terms
calcarenito (Port.); dune rock; dune limestone
Authority
- Submitted information Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: Calcarenite (accessed March 2010)